I am thinking quite practical: do I prefer the internet over dying from smallpox or appendicitis, for example? The added benefit of the internet for mass colla

I am thinking quite practical: do I prefer the internet over dying from smallpox or appendicitis, for example? The added benefit of the internet for mass collaboration isn't that much in the data... why hasn't productivity exploded upward? Why hasn't medical progress gone through the roof? Scientist collaborated long before the internet. Quite strong progress was made without it.